Disclaimer: If I did own the Inuyasha characters, I wouldn't be writing fanfics about them. Oh yes, the cat-demon is my character.
Thanks iceblitz for editing. (can't put in paragraphs…sigh…)
Author's note: Ok the plot seems a bit 'serious' for this chapter but I swear it'll go back to normal next chapter . It's because I'm near the end of the fanfic. I know the fanfic seems short, so don't hurt me!
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Stuck Together Chapter 4
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Night had fallen and the Inu gang settled down on a hill in a clearing. Shippo yawned and climbed in beside Kagome in her sleeping bag. Sango was lying against a transformed Kirara with Miroku on the other side of the cat. Inuyasha was stuck beside Kagome so she could get some rest, and it wasn't very comfortable. He sighed and looked up at the stars; it was a clear night. He felt the presence of someone watching him and he saw Kagome staring at him with sleepy eyes.
"Go back to sleep." He whispered to her. Instead of doing that, she sat up and yawned and stretched her arms above her head. Inuyasha had to fight to not fall and squish the sleeping Shippo and was glad when she stopped stretching.
"I was just thinking about some things..." Kagome said quietly, not wanting to disturb the others.
"What kind of things?" grumbled Inuyasha. He usually didn't like it when she 'started thinking about things'.
"Like what will happen when we complete the jewel." She looked over at him.
Inuyasha sighed. This again. "I don't know." He told her truthfully. He originally wanted to become a full-fledged demon but now he didn't know. "I guess I'll have to protect it until we find a purpose for it."
Kagome sighed and took out the small piece of the shikon jewel they had and stared at it.
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She growled as she ran through the trees. How could he do that to her? Her master had called her away just as she had started fighting with Inuyasha. Night came and she was still mad as she headed towards her master. "Why did he call me if he's so far away," she grumbled and looked at her bracelet that shone a light pink. It was a device he had given her, when it was red she was close to him. The farther away she was from her master the paler it would become. The cat-demon kept on towards her destination.
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Inuyasha fell asleep soon after Kagome did. When he woke up again the sun was peeking over the mountains. He yawned and sniffed the air to make sure it was safe while glancing at the rest of the group; they were all still sleeping.
Once everyone else woke up they packed up camp and continued the search to find the one who had stuck Kagome's and Inuyasha's hands together. Little did they know, she had already passed them a few hours ago. A few hours later Inuyasha picked up the cat-demon's scent. 'Aha' he thought savagely 'bout time we found her scent…'
Inuyasha carried Kagome bridal-style so he could run; he didn't want to lose her again. They reached a castle with a great dark aura around it.
"I wonder why we never heard of this castle before…"said Miroku. Sango took a few steps towards the castle but hit a barrier and fell back. Miroku caught her while saying "There seems to be a barrier."
"Thank you Mr. Obvious." Inuyasha retorted. "But its nothing we should worry about." He took out Tetsusaiga and turned it red.
"I always forget his sword can do that…" muttered Sango as Inuyasha cut the barrier with his wind-scar.
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"Hmm?" wondered the lord of the castle. "Guards, go find out what that noise is." He called out to them. They obeyed and marched out of the castle. The lord sipped some sake and shortly he heard a large crash. All of the guards he sent out came crashing backwards back into the hall in front of the Lord.
With one glare from him they all quickly scampered up and charged after the attacker. He sighed, and made a mental note to kill the guards and get better ones. This time, the attack took off the room walls. He turned around and he saw a white-haired boy with a big sword in his hand. He also noticed he was holding on to a girl's hand. 'A hanyou and a miko.' How interesting.
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Inuyasha noticed a guy who looked as if he was the leader. The guards were weak and human, so he didn't have the heart to kill them. The lord however, had the presence of a youkai.
"Inuyasha he's got a shard in his stomach!" Kagome said pointing to the man.
"Keh, this will be easy." Inuyasha went to strike but Kagome slowed him down.
"Here ride on Kirara, Kagome." Sango said gesturing to the big cat. Kagome nodded and climbed on Kirara.
Inuyasha went a bit closer to the man then asked, "Who are you?"
The man chuckled and replied, "The Lord of this place, who are you?"
"It doesn't matter because you'll be dead soon!" Inuyasha ran towards him with Kirara and Kagome by his side. The Lord suddenly did something weird; he put two fingers to his mouth and made a high pitch whistle that hurt poor Inuyasha's ears. Suddenly, something jumped beside him and casually stuck out their foot making Inuyasha fall to the ground face first. Kirara dragged Inuyasha until the cat realized that he fell.
"Yeah, thanks a lot." He growled as he pointed to his dirty face. Kagome snickered which made Inuyasha glare at her and she stopped. She looked over her shoulder to see the cat-demon that they encountered yesterday. She had a bored look on her face that clearly meant she didn't want to be here.
"Her again?" Shippo sighed.
"She must live here…" Miroku's gaze fell on the Lord. 'He seems to be possessed by a youkai…' That would explain a lot. "Inuyasha!" Miroku called. "The lord is possessed by a youkai!"
"Eh?" Inuyasha looked back at Miroku then at the Lord. It seemed likely enough.